h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Hiya
I do hope you won't forget this lazy middle-aged Japanese woman.
I've been very uneasy condition mentally which make me very frickle to post here
It's getting warmer here in Osaka and Spring is approaching
But it means that horrible hayfever season will come as well
I cant' stop sneezing and crying
But I'm happy to say that I'm getting better and better.
One thing which I'm very worried is if I forget ENGLISH
Practice, practice.... that's the only way to improve my Engish.

By the way, if you could get a information which someone need Japanese woman who help that person with language and if it's possible to do that thruoght the internet, I'm very happy if you suggest me something about it.

Anyway, apart from this offer, I do hope we'll be able to keep in touch, Jimster

How about you?
Hope you enjoy your life
I'm very much looking forward to hearing from you again

Yours,

Taeko/Taamyu

I doubt you'll forget English, Taamyu, your grasp of the language is very good.

We're very busy here, as usual. We've had a spate of snow storms recently and we've just moved into new offices with huge windows so we could see the snow really well. Very dramatic

Hope you are well,

Jimster

Hiya Jimster,
I'm still a big uneasy condition mentally though I'm getting better and better.
One thing which I mad very depressed is that it's almost impossible to get a job
This means that I can't go to England
I'm very afraid that most of my friends ghere will forget me as time is being
But I still need my doctor's meeting and medications.

Well, well, recently there were some very sad news in Western countries. Some very important person in the world passed away. I think this is a big shock to you, westerners.

As to my English, as you can easily see, it's getting wierd, strange, worese and worse

Nowadays, I'm absorbd Korean films as well as cross stiching
The senarios(recent movies) are sometimes very looks like Americans or Japanese.
But some cult or romance are very good. Especially movies. (TV programmes are bit boring to me though Japanese women are very very excited with them )

By the way, Jimster, have you got any cool British recent movies which you recommend?

Well, I'm okay though I feel low. Whenever I come here and leave message, I feel very calm, esp, with you. You know lots of things which I don't know.

I'll be back again as soon as possible

I do hope you won't forget me and keep in touch

It's getting warmer and warmer. No sakura at all. It's all green here now.
We will enjoy this season until horrible rainy season will come in June.

Take Care Jimster
Have a Lovely weekend

Love,

Taeko(Taamyu)

Hi Taamyu,

Sorry to hear you've not been well recently, but glad to hear h2g2 is helping.

I've not been to the cinema in ages - well, apart from to see the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. I've not seen any new films in a long time though.

This would make a great question to ask in <./>AskH2G2</.> though - you can ask everyone over there which films you should be looking out for.

We're very busy at the moment with the UK elections, which take place on 5 May. And as you possibly saw on the Front Page, it's now possible to get h2g2 on Mobile phones, which is a project we've been working on this last year.

Best wishes,

Jim

Hello Jim,
Hope you still remember me
As I told you, I've been in low for long time, I feel better and better now

Though we have now rainy season in Japan, we haven't much rain this season. It gets hotter and hotter and sticky
I'm dying with this horrible sticky heat

Recently I'm absorbed with downloading films, music, and some of BBC programmes(I'll delete when I finish watching lol)
And I finally found some episodes of Dr. Who
I haven't seen them yet, but I peeped a scene of them. Is it a kind of comedy? Because I heard people laughing when delek was appearing.

A friend of mine introduced this site
http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/games/index.shtml
which looks fun
I also found Danger Mouse series looks very fun and easy to understand.


Well, I just want to let you know how I'm doing at the moment.

I'm very happy if you can keep in touch with me.

Have a Lovely weekend

Taeko as Taamyu

Hello again!

We could do with some rain at the moment. Usually a British summer hangs around 25 degrees C, but at the moment it's nearer 30 and it's VERY hot. Of course, when it starts raining we'll all want sun. That's what being British is all about - never liking the weather whatever it does


Doctor Who is funny at times, but no it's not a comedy. It's a light-hearted drama usually made on a very low budget (although the most recent series was much mroe expensive-looking). Danger Mouse is fantastic though. Everyone here loves his best friend, Penfold.

Good to hear from you again,

Jim

Hiya Jim
At last I could download one episode of Doctor Who now
I'll watch it
But I'm not sure if I can understand the English
Anyway, I'm sure I'll enjoy it.

I also downloaded Danger mouse as I told you. I'll watch it as well because it's very short animation

I'm really happy to talk with you : )

for replying me all the time, Jim.
I wish if you could exchange e-mail, too.. But I know you are very busy person so that I think it's better to leave message here.

It's getting hotter and hotter and sticky and sticky here

BTW, if you know someone who want to learn Japanese or to talk with me in English using messenger, will you introduce that kind of person? Because I'm very afraid of losing/forgetting Engish, especially speaking and listening to English.

Anyway, I do hope you are find and enjoy yourself, Jim.
Looking forward to hearing from you again.

Please tell me if there is some enjoyable TV drama (UK version not an american)

take Care and Enjoy yourself, Jim

Taeko

I think your English reads very well - better than my Japanese

If you're feeling brave, you could ask people on our <./>AskH2G2</.> forum to chat with you too - they're (generally) a friendly bunch. They might be able to make suggestions about other TV shows or films to watch (there's a conversation on there about books that people are reading at the moment that's been going for *years*.

It's probably better to keep chatting on here though as I get swamped with emails all day. Nice to get out of my mail box every now and again.

I could recommend older TV shows but I'm a bit out of touch with new shows as I've been very busy this last year. Have you ever seen a TV show called 'Upstairs Downstairs'? It ran on British TV for five years and was all about the servants in a huge house in London from about 1910 - 1925, and how the lives of the family who owned the house differed to the people who cooked, cleaned and generally kept the house running. It takes in all kinds of historical events, such as the sinking of the Titanic and the First World War.

There's another drama - this one was very short and ran for just three episodes - called 'Shooting the Past' about people who run a photographic archive. Might sound a bit dull, but it's beautiful. All about the stories that can be found within photographs, stories that can connect across generations and still bring a tear to the eye.

Hope these are of interest

for information
I'm now checking "Upstairs Downstairs"
If I can dowonload it, I'll tell you
Well, it's 5 to 2 in the morning here, so I have to go to bed
Hope we'll chat soon
Take Care, Jim
Taeko

hello Jim

I just popped into askh2g2 and found a section, Miscellaneous Chat.
Do you think I may leave message there to tell tht I'm looking for English/british who can voice chat via messenger apart from chat here?
I wonder if someone reply me. Or I'm a bit shy and I know there are soooo many peopel who has registered here. So, I'm bit wondering if all the members are good person like my friends here.

Well, as you told me, if I'm very brave, I'll make an action

Taeko

Some people might be a little uncomfortable with going off-site, so don't be too upset if you don't get that many comments from people, but <./>MiscChat</.> is a great place to get into random discussions that aren't intended to lead anywhere - perfect for refreshing your English, I'd expect

So, Jim, all I have to do is to leave message at "start conversaion" of MicsChat page. then if sombody read my message and think it interesting, they will reply me, won't they?
Do you think is it fine to ask/write that I'm looking fo some British/English who can do voice chat with me throught the internet messenger?
Or just I should try to enjoy chatting the convos the thread?
Well, I'll try

I'm downloading some episodes of Downstairs Upstairs (hopefully)
becuase it will be sometime adult ones (not only Downstaris upstairs, but also Korean films, Kingdom of Heaven adn Constantine... )

How's England ? Have you got a shower a lot?

You can always ask anyway - some people might be happy to chat like that - but we do always advise caution because that would mean sharing your personal details (email address) with a stranger whereas on here no-one can contact you if you don't want them to

I dread to think what an Adult Upstairs Downstairs would be like.

We finally had a thunderstorm last night, which freshened up the air and cleared out the pollen, so it's a lot cooler today. I do love the sunshine, just not the heat at night as I find it difficult to sleep at the best of times.

Hi Jim, Again Taeko I left my message to the MsisChat http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/classic/F16034?thread=668695&post=7336196#p7336196 I hope people understand what I really want to do Well, I'm sure (hopefully) there is nothing about adult Upstaris Downstairs unless some cheeky person put the title into a different one Very mcuh looking forward to seeing it Ooo, I really miss the UK in summer as it's very dry compare with Japan. Even so, I'm now listening to the Cure's music entitled HOT HOT HOT Taeko

Hello Jim,
Someone replied to my message though we can't voice chat.
Never mind. It's nice to meet lot of people and chat here. Because my world will be broader and broader

Do you think my writing English is the one who is written by non English person?

I'm almost downloading the Downstairs Upstairs (1982) it's older, but I'm sure I'll enjoy it

We have finally had RAINY season , though we haven't much rain this season. And after rainy season, the horrible sticky hot summer will come

Have a Lovely Weekend, Jim

Taeko

Ahh.... that might not be the right one, y'know. Upstairs Downstairs ran in the UK from 1971 - 1975. You'll know it's the right one because it will have a fairly slow theme tune and a logo at the start that looks exactly like the one at the top of this page:
http://www.updown.org.uk/

There are many English people who don't write as well as you do, so I wouldn't let it worry you too much. Most people are fairly patient with non-English writers around here. We have people who come from Scandinavia and Germany too, and they get along just fine.

All the best,

Jim

Jim

No, the downstais and upstiars dosn't seem what I expceted
I'll try to search for it once again

As to my English, I know almost every non-English speakers can't speak/write English like you, but I wish if I could use English fruently

Apart from upstairs downstairs, I was able to download Doctor Who, the some episodes.(funny telephone box is appearing lol)
I'll watch some of them this weekend

Have a Lovely Weekend, Jim

Taeko

Hello Jim

I was very shocked at the terrorist attack to London last Thursday after the Olympic fever
How are you? I do hope all of you and your friends, family wasn't injured by the attack.
Fortunately all my friends and their friends in London and UK are fine thought some of them are very upset with the shock.

I wonder if it'll be our turn next as Japanese government supports the US.

I do hope everythig for you has got back normal

I was very impressed by the speeches of Ken Livingstone and Queen.
The words of Quee, "They won't change our lives" were so impressed.

Anyway, take good care of your spirit, Jim.

Chat soon.

Taeko

Bless you - we're all fine here. Just a little shaken and surprised by it all. But working from home for two days has left a lot of work for us to plough through - I've got a 'to do' list that's huge.

Hope you're okay there - and try not to worry



Jimster

Hi Jimster

Glad to know that you're FINE though you have lots of "to do" after the terrible day.

Yes, I'll try not to worry too much.
But not only the UK and but also the world are very uneasy situation and there is no safer place at the moment. This is very stressful for every single person in the world.
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By the way, I'm happy if you can tell me :
1. you pronounce "[ofTen]" or "[ofn]" for OFTEN.
2. I understood that LIFT was used in the UK as "elevator", but POD said that "elavator" was BE instead. And an English conversation textbook as ELT by the Cambridge University Press (for BE, not AE) shows "LIFT" for "elavator".
I'm a little bit confused with the word, LIFT.

I understand that language is living, but I'd like to know the present BE in use.

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Take care of your spirit, Jimster
(I'm downloading some Upstaris Downstaris drama not another version, I suppose)

Taeko